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OH GOD TIGRE LSAKHFKASLJHFKJHF Things finally go your way I'm so happy for you and I can't believe I'm crying right now ;_; And Roland FFS ROLAND HELPING TIGRE EVEN IN DEATH OSKDFHSFHFD YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

OH GOD TIGRE LSAKHFKASLJHFKJHF Things finally go your way I'm so happy for you and I can't believe I'm crying right now ;_; And Roland FFS ROLAND HELPING TIGRE EVEN IN DEATH OSKDFHSFHFD YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I'm not going to go in-depth because I'm still reading (and still being overwhelmed by what I am reading), but suffice to say that:

Spoiler:

Tigre and Lyudmila's forces are about to be overrun (causes being sheer exhaustion, battle fatigue, and completely overwhelming enemy numbers) from the sides by Balbarossa (Red Beard)'s forces, when suddenly Knights flying the flag of Brune come charging in and offering their aid to Tigre, putting their men under his leadership.

Roland and Olivier apparently wrote a letter to Tigre's friend Augusto (who used to serve Tigre's father, Uruz, and left to become a Knight of Brune; was briefly mentioned in Volume 2) just before Roland went to the castle and met his untimely death, with an account of Tigre's fight in order to protect the people. Augusto takes 2000 men with him, and two other leaders from the other Knighthoods take 1500 of their men respectively and march on to join Tigre's troops after hearing from Matthuss and Ojie about the situation.

It might not sound like much, but Knights are bound by their oath to their king and country and cannot take action unless ordered to by the King. That's right - the Knight of Knights Roland spoke so highly of Tigre that these men chose to cast their die in with him and fight by his side.

And while, again, that doesn't sound like much, remember that Tigre is branded a rebel, is very much looked down upon by everyone in Brune because of his lowly nobility and his fortitude with the bow, and because of his alliance with Zhcted Vanadis Elenore. Furthermore, he is the only one who chose to fight the invading Muozinel forces.

I'm not going to go in-depth because I'm still reading (and still being overwhelmed by what I am reading), but suffice to say that:

Spoiler:

Tigre and Lyudmila's forces are about to be overrun (causes being sheer exhaustion, battle fatigue, and completely overwhelming enemy numbers) from the sides by Balbarossa (Red Beard)'s forces, when suddenly Knights flying the flag of Brune come charging in and offering their aid to Tigre, putting their men under his leadership.

Roland and Olivier apparently wrote a letter to Tigre's friend Augusto (who used to serve Tigre's father, Uruz, and left to become a Knight of Brune; was briefly mentioned in Volume 2) just before Roland went to the castle and met his untimely death, with an account of Tigre's fight in order to protect the people. Augusto takes 2000 men with him, and two other leaders from the other Knighthoods take 1500 of their men respectively and march on to join Tigre's troops after hearing from Matthuss and Ojie about the situation.

It might not sound like much, but Knights are bound by their oath to their king and country and cannot take action unless ordered to by the King. That's right - the Knight of Knights Roland spoke so highly of Tigre that these men chose to cast their die in with him and fight by his side.

And while, again, that doesn't sound like much, remember that Tigre is branded a rebel, is very much looked down upon by everyone in Brune because of his lowly nobility and his fortitude with the bow, and because of his alliance with Zhcted Vanadis Elenore. Furthermore, he is the only one who chose to fight the invading Muozinel forces.

@erhjegel
thanks for the info
just curious, are the knights will become tigre permanent army or just this time only?

Temporary. Each group of knight have a different motivation. A lot of them simply dislike Tendalie and Ganlon while another group simply wants to fight the invading force when the main army sits around and does nothing.

Furthermore, it would be noted later that each group is still observing Tigre to understand his motivations and to see if he is trustworthy enough.

Temporary. Each group of knight have a different motivation. A lot of them simply dislike Tendalie and Ganlon while another group simply wants to fight the invading force when the main army sits around and does nothing.

Furthermore, it would be noted later that each group is still observing Tigre to understand his motivations and to see if he is trustworthy enough.

Yeah, but it was still a pretty awesome moment nonetheless! I can't wait to hit Volume 5 at this rate.

-Elen and Lim reminiscing about their times with Tigre while rushing towards Legnica, Vanadis Alexandra's territory, as a means to pass the time and talking about his good/bad points. Elen absolutely can't stop thinking about Tigre on the way to Alexandra, and it's just adorable. She even mentions how, from a certain perspective, Tigre's bad points can be good points; while Lim, who goes on prattling each and every one of Tigre's faults, does so with a smile.

-Elen remembers, while talking to Lim, that Tigre has managed to see herself, Sophia and Lyudmila all naked thus far; Lim promises to herself that she should "instill some discpline" into her student more when she gets back...poor Tigre.

-Elen talks excitedly to Alexandra about Tigre, in the same manner that she did with Sophia in Volume 3; Alexandra mentions that should she pass by Legnica (Alexandra's territory) with Tigre in tow in the near future, Elen should bring him along and pay her a visit. She doesn't ask Elen if she could borrow Tigre and play with him a bit, however, unlike Sophia.

-Did I mention Lyudmila playfully teasing Tigre like a cat with a cornered mouse? Because she was totally teasing Tigre so badly it was just funny, despite the circumstances (him asking her to help with his campaign against the now-40000 Muozinel troops).

-Regin asking Tigre to wipe her back for her (as can be prominently seen in one of the cover illustrations for Volume 4. Much like in the other volumes, there was a reason for this fanservice; Regin was actually testing Tigre's character at that point as she was desperate, out of options and at her wit's end regarding who to trust. If Tigre forced himself on her at that moment, she would have kept mum about her real identity (revealed at the final chapter of Volume 4) and quietly left the camp. Tigre noting just how much a certain part of his body reacted (yes, this line was also present even in the previous fanservice moments!) and how the cool winter air outside should help calm "that part" down got a chuckle out of me.

-Elen, Lim and their troops now in a hurry to return to Brune and to Tigre's side after finding out about Muozinel's attack from Elizabetha, thinks to herself how she's going to carry out her whole reunion scene with him, down to what words she's going to say and what impact it would have on him. Again, just adorable! Shows just how much a little kid Elen still is inside (as if all that puffing of her cheeks whenever she gets reprimanded by Lim isn't proof enough).

-Tigre collapsing (out of complete and utter exhaustion from several days worth of sleepless campaigns against Muozinel troops) on top of Lyudmila. Lyudmila is embarrassed and flustered at first, but after having seen firsthand Tigre's actions and determination, she praises him and lets him sleep on top of her with his arm around her (this is also one of the colored pages for Volume 4) before she falls asleep from fatigue herself. Even better, Geralt accidentally enters their camp later on only to quickly turn around after immediately seen the two of them asleep, then orders the guards to under any circumstances never let anyone enter. Providing them with much-needed privacy and rest, or playing matchmaker? Hahaha.

-Tigre sleep-molesting Lyudmila while groggy when he was waking up. "How long are you going to keep touching my breast?" asks Lyudmila, and when Tigre apologized, she tells him that she would have let it slide were he still asleep, but as it is...why did he even bother touching (fondling is more like it, really) it anyways? "Because it was soft?" says Tigre stupidly, and then Lyudmila goes "I see-and how about your body's reaction?" while coldly gazing down at a point way below his waist. "Don't worry, the cold should help calm it down" replies a panicked Tigre, and at that point I laughed. Even better when Lyudmila says that normally, she would have taken an arm off for his action - except she just forgives him because she does share some part of the blame as she slept with him in that manner. Yes, people, no stereotypical ojousama haughty nobility bitch tantrum fits, because Lyudmila is completely nothing like that plagued archetype and that is why she is one of my top favorite character in this series. Also, this makes Lyudmila his second sleep molestation victim, with the first being Limalicia.

-Best one yet was Elen's return. Just absolutely funny. Here's how the dialogue went:
E: "Tigre!"
*Elen only sees Tigre at this point; she is that focused on being with him again and smiles her brightest smile yet*
E: "I'm ba-"
*Elen sees Lyudmila lending Tigre her shoulder; Elen screeches her horse to a sudden and abrupt halt in front of them and her smile is absolutely gone now*
E: "What is the meaning of this, you hussy?"
L: "...Whatever do you mean?"
E: "Just so you can understand, let me rephrase my question. Exactly why are you lending Tigre your shoulder? Or is it that I've merely caught you in the act of kidnapping and dragging Tigre away?"
L: "For me to lend my shoulder to my very, very precious person Tigre, why, whatever is so unnatural about it?"
E: "...Since when the hell did you become excessively familiar with him so much that you call him Tigre? And what the hell is that precious person bit. Has the cold winter finally taken away your brain's ability to work?"
L: "Why, while you were away, a lot of things have happened - a lot of things."
*Lyudmila then turns to Tigre and whispers the following directly to his ear*
L: "Tigre. From now on I shall address you as such. Also, you can address me as Mila."
T: "Mi...Mila?"
E: "Tigre. And here I thought that I would be all smiles once we've reunited...but I see I was wrong."
L: "Please worry not, Tigre. I will protect you."

-The two Vanadis then end up glaring at each other so hard that Lim was able to kidnap Tigre away from them!

-Apparently Tigre and Regin met when they were just children, during a hunting festival organized by the king six years ago! Also when Tigre and Regin had a tender moment in their camp while she was explaining her situation, background and plans for the near future, Elen, Lim and Mila cast disapproving stares at Regin. Drawing the battle lines for Tigre already, eh ladies.

Now on to some thoughts.

Spoiler:

There's definitely something scheming below the surface, and not just because of Drachvach and Voljenoi's presences being the only indicators. It seems that Alexandra's managed to get a hold of some kind of "power" only fairly recently, and used it in an attempt to try and surpass Elenore. This coupled with the Volume 5 spoiler, that Valentina helps out Ganlon and Greast escape, leads me to definitely believe that Zhcted will be the stage for the second act of Madan no Ou to Vanadis. It'll probably involve more of the "fairy tales" and "myths", of Tir na Fa and the bow, whatever schemes Alexandra and Valentina are involved in, and more of Ganlon and his plans.

@kleeyook
lol mangaka and writer job is not as peacefull as it look like, or safe

Well, they have it easy compared to animators.

At least mangaka and writers have to think and create new things. Hell, a lot of mangaka have assistances, some of them only do the pencil, don't ink or apply screen tone.

Animators mindlessly do the same thing, the whole time. Anime is a very labor-intensive product. But I never heard of an employees of anime company taking break due to their health problem, probably because they'd starve if they do and get fired.

However, a lot of mangaka and writers from popular series suffer from... cancer or heart attack, something even the healthiest people can get no matter how fit they are. They don't really fall ill due to fatigue.

BTW, a lot of people download anime or watch TV-aired anime for free, yet they always complain about production value, from anime that sell so poor.

Is there any manga and light novel series out there that end with polygamy (true harem end) out there? This LN have original story where the archer married seven princess. Hopefully by the end of this Tigre will end up with all seven Vanadis plus few extra more.

I too hope that tigre will end up with all vanadis and some other princesses(besides lim and tita).
I also think that already in the next vol more some vanadis will join in tigre's harem(probably elizabeta or alexandra).
And maybe more princess of another countrys next brune join in tigre's harem.